I have no real place to keep cell phones, camera batteries, etc. charging. I had it on a counter, a desk...it was always a nightmare!! So, here is what I came up with after seeing so many cool charging stations at PB or online. I decided to convert the drawer in my front all hutch into a charging station. It is our junk/key/wallet/coin drawer anyway so I figured it would work out well.
Here is the hutch in my front hallway. It is Ethan Allen, was my Grandmother's and I inherited it about 7 years ago. I don't have a dining room so here it sits and I make the best of it. (Still has my Valentine Pennant Banner on it - I love it - it makes me happy!)
The drawer on the left usually looks like this.
It's a nice piece of furniture - dove tailed and everything. :)
Pulled out hutch to make sure there is indeed an outlet behind it so said brilliant plan will work. Why do I find purple feathers from feather boas EVERYWHERE?
Use a paddle bit, drill a hole through the back of the hutch that will fit the cord of a power strip. My bit wasn't quite big enough, that is why the hole is ugly.
Drill a hole in the back of the drawer as well and thread power strip power cord thru.
Run the power cord out the back and plug into wall outlet. I acutally needed to use an extension cord for the power strip because the existing cord wasn't long enough for what I needed. I did this all without going out to buy anything new and used what I had.
Plug in cell phones, battery chargers, MP3 players, whatever. Don't look too closely to see what kind of cool phone we have - they are both about to die and need to be replaced and it has not been a huge priority. The only thing we have that doesn't charge here is an iPod because that plugs into the computer, right? (Note the vacuum - I made a big sawdust mess.)
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I'm impressed. I think I'll have to do something like this too. Love it!
I've seen lots of different styles of gadget charging stations but I've never seen one done like this before. Very clever I must say! I've wanted to make one for about two years and have never gotten around to it. And yes, iPods do plug into the computer but you can buy a wall charger for them and then you could complete your collection!
I'm glad to see everyone else has "that drawer" too! :)
I did this to the nightstand beside my bed. Looks so much better than charging electronics out in the open! Great blog and great idea!
-Ruth Ann
I love how the docking station is out of sight...looks much better! Great idea...thanks! ~Tana
Awesome idea!!
Suzanne
I'm sitting here trying to decide which piece of furniture I should drill first. What a fantastic idea!
very very nifty!
Molly! I love this blog! You two are fabulous! It makes me wish my sister lived in town. But maybe I can just live vicariously through you! Cute wonderful creative stuff!
Cool idea! Thanks for sharing.
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